I'm Ritesh Kanchi, a (soon-to-be) PhD student at 
Harvard University in the 
Intelligent Interactive Systems Group, advised by Krzysztof Gajos. My research focuses on designing and developing intelligent user interfaces for niche communities in accessibility and education.
Prior to Harvard, I studied computer science and human-computer interaction at the University of Washington, where I was advised by Dr. Jon E. Froehlich and Dr. Jason C. Yip, along with Assistant Teaching Professors Matt Wang and Miya Natsuhara.
Some questions I think about include:
- How can we preserve designer agency with the rise of Generative AI tooling?
- How can we create learning environments that are equitable, engaging, and empowering for students?
- How can we develop intelligent user interfaces to adapt to a user's unqiue accessibility needs?
Currently, I am: building accessible data structure representations for inclusive CS education, designing systems for inclusive experiences in mixed-ability families, and noodling on new ways to teach design.
In my (rare) free time, you'll find me binging full TV shows, watching movies, and trying not to burn down my apartment. You'll occasionally find me at a concert, but I'm much more of a "blaring music and annoying the neighbors"-type.
